Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-01-27

aiding to their stock new Instruments, and |
tn v III soon have a full set. This will be |
opportunity to some town to purchase
their old instruments, which are first class
The county commissioners chartered
hack on Thursday morning last and visited
the uncompleted portion of the Potlatch |
road. The contract for completing this
portion Of the road was let to ". A. Smith |
for $3.50
A letter from Missoula says: Henry |
Flournoy, formerly Of this place, and we'll
known to all old timers. came to Missoula |
sick on the 18th inst, and on the 18th
went iuto the hospital, and on the 10th died
of consumption.
|. Frank f.. Wyatt. of Wyatt / Ross. of
the cattle king fame, came down Sunday
from Salmon river, where he has large
band of cattle ranged. Ho left on Monday
for Colorado, where he will remain until
March and then return.
'Well Jim understand you got in the
cooler last night" YES end it cost me
Sl3 this morning" Gust So You would
have saved that expense and disgrace if you
had drank TIE A No Gutter Whisky at the
Palace Saloon, as did"
There are more rumors of surveys being
made in this section for railroads This
time by the o. K. 8 N. Co. This makes
eight railroads said to be heading this way.
Hope no one will back any one Of them off
the track or ditch the trains.
Uncle $50 Nathan" talks to you in an
other column this week. and he gives some
wholesome suggestions to the business men
of Lewiston, His head is level, aud we
know his heart throbs with entire good will
for the prosperity of the town.
Felix Warren on his trip from Moscow on
Monday was compelled to leave his stage
and 60 to neighbors and obtain sleigh in
order to come through with the mail on
time. He went over yesterday with his
s new sleigh drawn by six horses.
Albert Coburn on Saturday last had cut
4 from his right jaw an irfcstlng tumor. 1t
originated from a small pimple and had been
growing very rapidly during the past few
months. The surgery was ski!lfully per-
formed by Drs. Sterling and Morris.
Tickets for the fourth annual ball of the
Lewiston Hook j. Ladder Company No.
: are now on sale at every business house in
the city at 81 so per ticket Be liberal ;
show your appreciation toward this organ
izaton, and let everyone purchase ticket.
t Bread, buns. cakes of all kind, &C., at
the Gem Bakery.
$ Mrs. Jacobs, the aged mother of Mrs
Maj. kroutinger, is here on q visit from her
o home in St. Louis. Mrs. Jacobs is seventy
eight years of age, and she completed the
, Journey from st. Louis to Walla Walla
alone. Mrs. Kroutipger met her at the
latter place.
Whether or not the solons at Boise City
80 - "
we certainly ought to help ourselves to
pure water for the inhabitants of the city,
! cve1i We have to bore a Thousand feet to
t obtain it, The health OF our people de.
mand this of us.
II The county commissioners court ad-
r journed ON FRIDAY evening last, after thir-
teen days in session, the longest session held
4 by the board for many years. There was
\ considerable business before them at this
" session and we understand thst it was all
dispatched concisely.
Henry D. Humphrey. of Boise City, was
" appointed on the ] lth inst. from civil life
as second lieutenant in the regular army.
e many more young men, through lack Of
mental ability and inAuence-chieAy the
latter-failed to 60 through.
e Sem.weekly mail service applied for be-
tween Mt. Idaho and Warrens has been de
MED bv the department. Reason, the pos
~ tai business will not justify the extra cost
T. If all service on routes that did not pay the
costs were denied, very large number o.
" routes would be discontinued
'' Mrs. E. Dowa, residing in Tammany
Hollow, has been left an estate of between
f. twenty am: thirty thousand dollars, by hel
II | Ia on .olx
Gently met his death by an accident or
the Canadian Pacific She has been in
r formed that she is the only heir entitled
;" to the estate.
The rains were very heavy in this section
y on Saturday night. Ill day Sunday and Sun
q day night. They were very warm AMI
~ years snooze, Glanced to have awoke this tim
in in the yeav aud during this kind of weather
he would have vowed that it WAS tn
month Of April.
q. We call the attention Of our readers +
the advertisement Of NJ. J. Greenburg
:, which appears on our first page. MI
IL Greenburg is prosperous business man an,
p. 10 benefited in all his business undertak
ings. Because why! He advertises h
lis paints his business in printers ink, the kin
q. Of all business.
e. We heard man say the other day that
" the territory would appropriate $4,000 fo
ty bridge across Snake river opposite Lew
n. ton, he thought that the balance could b
obtained elsewhere, and that the o.
j N. would build into Lewiston frol
It. Pataha City. It proves this fact-tha
9; somebody is thinking Of Lewiston.
Bro. Parker of the Press seems to he dii
!, turbed because five railroads are headin
"a their way towards Lewiston. You ca
~ come down and take part in our celebratio
when they all arrive here. Well expen
lots of money for fire crackers, and perhaE
he fire of an anvil or two when the event hal
pens But don't bring with you any Mo
'or mons; our people don't fancy their style.
Ill The rivival meetings held at the NJ.
EN- church in this, city are still in earnest pr
gress. The church is filled to its utno
is. capacity nightly. standing room barely b
ia ing obtainable some nights, aud Re
t. Matthews. the worthy pastor, is '.strikir
heavy while the iron is hot" Several ha,
been converted to the faith, and many givs
!, 70 the right hand Of fellowship ~ members
- the church.
70
Arm BROKEN. On the public scho
-. ground on Friday last while Harry Crite